With Professor Giacomella Orofino
Ma gcig Lab sgron is one of the most important female figures in the religious history of Tibet. She lived in the second half of the 11th century and is considered the founder of the tradition known as “Cutting Off Demons,” a system of yoga based on a ritual practice rich in elements of considerable pathos that spread widely throughout the Himalayan region. According to Tibetan tradition, the “Spiritual Songs” are the saint’s spiritual testament. Starting from the principle that the root of every demon is to be found in one’s own mind, Ma gcig conducts a rigorous analysis of all the mechanisms that underlie human ignorance: the result is a song to absolute reality, a spiritual hymn of great expressive power.
Schedule:
4:30 – 6:00 pm
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Giacomella Orofino is Full Professor of Tibetan Language and Literature and of Indo-Tibetan Cultures and Religions at Naples “L’Orientale” University. She is also President of the university’s Centre of Buddhism Studies and President and a founding member of the Italian Association of Tibetan, Himalayan and Mongol Studies. She is also a founding member of the non-governmental organization, the Association of International Solidarity in Asia – Associazione di Solidarietà Internazionale in Asia (ASIA).
She has authored important philological, literary and historical-religious studies on Indo-Tibetan Buddhism. She coordinates the research unit Modelli e dinamiche di trasmissione del buddhismo in Asia (Transmission Models and Dynamics of Buddhism in Asia) at Naples “Orientale” University, curating numerous scientific and cultural events. Her main research interests concern the mystical and heterodox traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, notably the Rdzogs chen, Bon, Gcod, and Ris med traditions.